An immersive day of learning and creativity while making something beautiful for your home by the end of the day you will have gained two wonderful new skills, to stencil print and make a professional style lampshade.
Using Melanie’s own uniquely designed nature-inspired stencils, you’ll hand-print wild flowers, grasses, leaves and seed heads. The initial part of the morning is all about learning to create the botanical shapes, practice and build confidence. The next stage is stencilling your pattern onto the lampshade fabric, again with plenty of support and help for composition and design. An attractive selection of pre-mixed paints will be ready for your use, the only challenge is choosing which colours you want to stencil with.
The final stage of the afternoon is learning how to construct your drum lampshade, again with plenty of hints and tips for achieving professional looking results.
This is the perfect workshop for a fabulous day out with friends as all your lampshades will be different. No Sewing Required! All equipment and resources are included.
You will Learn:
- How to use a stencil brush correctly
- How to apply stencilling paint to get the best results
- How to use specific stencilling techniques
- How to use smaller stencils to create larger designs
- How to place stencil onto paper and textiles correctly
- How to make up a 30cm diameter circular drum lampshade
Skill Level: Beginners
What’s included in the Workshop:
- Practice fabrics and paper
- Use of Stencil brushes
- A choice of stencils
- Ready mixed stencil paints
- Fabric for the lampshade
- 30cm circular drum lampshade kit
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Tea/coffee and cakes will be included so please let us know any dietary requirements at the time of booking.
- 10% off purchases in our on site cafe, The Makers' Kitchen
- 10% off purchases of full priced fabric and haberdashery in our on site Sew Me Something shop
- 10% off future workshops booked on the day you are attending one
- Free Parking
What you need to bring:
- Clothes you don’t mind getting a bit messy and/or an apron
Your Tutor:
Melanie Ward
An immersive day of learning and creativity while making something beautiful for your home by the end of the day you will have gained two wonderful new skills, to stencil print and make a professional style lampshade.
Using Melanie’s own uniquely designed nature-inspired stencils, you’ll hand-print wild flowers, grasses, leaves and seed heads. The initial part of the morning is all about learning to create the botanical shapes, practice and build confidence. The next stage is stencilling your pattern onto the lampshade fabric, again with plenty of support and help for composition and design. An attractive selection of pre-mixed paints will be ready for your use, the only challenge is choosing which colours you want to stencil with.
The final stage of the afternoon is learning how to construct your drum lampshade, again with plenty of hints and tips for achieving professional looking results.
This is the perfect workshop for a fabulous day out with friends as all your lampshades will be different. No Sewing Required! All equipment and resources are included.
You will Learn:
- How to use a stencil brush correctly
- How to apply stencilling paint to get the best results
- How to use specific stencilling techniques
- How to use smaller stencils to create larger designs
- How to place stencil onto paper and textiles correctly
- How to make up a 30cm diameter circular drum lampshade
Skill Level: Beginners
What’s included in the Workshop:
- Practice fabrics and paper
- Use of Stencil brushes
- A choice of stencils
- Ready mixed stencil paints
- Fabric for the lampshade
- 30cm circular drum lampshade kit
-
Tea/coffee and cakes will be included so please let us know any dietary requirements at the time of booking.
- 10% off purchases in our on site cafe, The Makers' Kitchen
- 10% off purchases of full priced fabric and haberdashery in our on site Sew Me Something shop
- 10% off future workshops booked on the day you are attending one
- Free Parking
What you need to bring:
- Clothes you don’t mind getting a bit messy and/or an apron
Your Tutor:
Melanie Ward